Cadena's tailless bat
| Cadena's tailless bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | Anoura |
| Species: | A. cadenai |
| Binomial name | |
| Anoura cadenai (Mantilla-Meluk & Baker, 2006) | |
Cadena's tailless bat (Anoura cadenai) is a species of bat native to Colombia.[1] It was recently described as a separate species from the A.caudifer species complex.[2]
Range and habitats
Anoura cadenai has only been recorded in the Colombian Andes but it is expected that it is also found in Ecuador.[2]
Ecology
So far, the ecology of this species is poorly understood due to its recent description. Specimens were recorded at relatively high altitudes (between 800 and 1600m), in habitats of the Andean forest with mature trees covered by epiphytes. This species is sympatric with two other species from the genus Anoura : A. caudifer and A. cultrata.[2]
Etymology
The species was named after Dr. Alberto Cadena, curator of the collection of mammals of the Instituto de Ciencias Naturales (Bogota).[2]
References
- 1 2 Csorba, G. (2016). "Anoura cadenai". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: ee.T88109476A88109479. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T88109476A88109479.en. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 Mantilla-Meluk, H. & Baker, R.J. 2006.
Literature cited
- Mantilla-Meluk, H. & Baker, R.J. 2006. Systematics of Small Anoura (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from Colombia, with Description of a New Species. Occasional Papers Museum of Texas Tech University 261.